here's abc's chris bury. >> reporter: in minnesota state parks, the big holiday weekend is a big bust. campers looking forward to a getaway were told, instead, to get lost. >> well,it's ridiculous, so, obvio obviously, it should never get to that. >> it's sad. >> reporter: the closed parks, a casualty of the state's budget crisis. the holiday hit list goes on. the zoo is closed. so is the raratrack. you can't even buy a fishing license. so many services are shut down. even industries, like logging, are grinding to a halt because those trees are on public property. in all, 25,000 state workers, laid off. at the capitol, now closed to the public, minnesota's democratic governor and republican leaders could not agree on fixing a $5 billion budget gap. >> i'm not getting an income now. i don't think any of them should think it necessary for them to have an income, either, until this is settled. >> reporter: minnesota is the first state to actually shut down much of its government. but many others from new jersey to california are also making painful cuts. at this state park near minneapol